TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 83 - POSTAL SERVICE

HEAD

Sec. 1719. Franking privilege

STATUTE

Whoever makes use of any official envelope, label, or indorsement
authorized by law, to avoid the payment of postage or registry fee
on his private letter, packet, package, or other matter in the
mail, shall be fined under this title.

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 357 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 227, 35 Stat. 1134).
Minor verbal change was made. Section 746(f) of title 8, U.S.C.,
1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality, providing same penalty for misuse
of franking privilege in naturalization service, should be repealed
as covered by this section. The proviso in section 337 of title 39,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., The Postal Service, should also be repealed for
the same reason.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $300".